Changes Coming to PDN
The Michigan Department of Health & Human Services (MDHHS) is proposing a new Medicaid Private Duty Nursing policy for children under 21 that would remove the 16 hour limit and make other changes.
The new policy:
- Removes the 16 hour hard limit on PDN for children
- Requires parents to sign off on skills training checklists
- Considers the availability and capacity of parents and legal guardians to provide nursing, specifically their work, school, health, and other responsibilities
- Says children who receive PDN are ineligible for respite
- Says schools have the sole responsibility to provide nursing services during school and school transportation
- Makes other changes.
The proposed policy does NOT:
- Change PDN eligibility criteria
- Reject the concept of PDN as a transitional benefit
- Address paid parental caregiving
- Allow direct care services like CLS to be provided at the same time as PDN
If approved, it would start November 1, 2025.
MDHHS is requesting YOUR comments about the new policy.
DEADLINE: SEPTEMBER 17, 2025
Your chance to shape this policy ends September 17th. Share your story with MDHHS, public feedback can directly shape the PDN policy.
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